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'I don't want to be worshipped, I want to be loved'

posted 16 years ago by Prom_Queen_Carrie
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Anyone else LOVE the way Katharine Hepburn says this? I love the way she said it, and I thought that line summed up her character well also.

"Farewell Ethel Barrymore, I must tear myself from your side" *rip*

[–] Bree_33 12 years ago

Tracy is frustrated that her fiancé puts her on a pedestal. When you worship someone, you keep them at a distance and when you love someone, you maintain your identity.

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[–] fanaticita 10 years ago

I think this was the whole point of the movie. . . her transformation into a "human" as Tracy put it so well.

[–] hisgrandmogulhighness 10 years ago

In the movie, yes . . . Katharine Hepburn, however, remained a goddess . . .